Annual Reports

Click on "Search Mergent WebReports." Enter name / ticker symbol, or other identifying number of your company and hit search. Click on the name of your company, and then select "Annual Reports." Some will show up as 10-K statements; some will have full-color facsimiles of actual annual reports depending on the company.

Registration (free) is required to use this free web site. Contains some full-color annual reports for companies that are not included in Mergent WebReports, so worth a look. Also contains 10-K reports.

Articles About a Company

For the most precise search, click on the "Company Information" link in the blue banner at the top of the screen and check the "Ticker Symbol" radio button. Next, enter the ticker symbol for your company. If you don't know your company's symbol, check the "Company Name" radio button and enter your company's name. Refine your search results by exploring the options in the left and righ-hand margins.

Enter your company's name in the "Company / Organization" as the search box, or look it up using the "Look up company / organization search tool. Narrow your results set by clicking on the various facets in the right-hand navigation bar, for example type / format of resource (e.g. Magazines, Trade Publications, etc.), subject, date, etc.

Company Histories

Just beneath the "Academic Search" box (in red) click on the dropdown arrow for "Advanced Options" and then type the word -- Hoover's -- in the box. Several source suggestions will emerge: select Hoover's Company Records -- In-Depth Records as your choice. Next, click on the "Select a Segment" dropdown and then select "Company" or "Ticker" as your choice. Insert the the company name or ticker symbol for your company within the parentheses where is says "insert terms here" (deleting the phrase "insert terms here") and then hit "Apply" and then "Search."

After entering the database, click on link that reads "Search Mergent WebReports," and then click on "Corporate Manual Search." Enter your company name, being careful to use correct spelling. Mergent is one of the best sources for finding info on extinct companies (public only), as records in this database go back to 1909 in some cases. For example, a search on "Korvette" will uncover a profile for this defunct retailer.

Company Profiles

In the "Get Company Info" box, enter your company's name (good choice), or its ticker symbol (best choice). You will get a "Company Snapshot" that includes financial data, brands, corporate hierarchy, and legal info as well as patent activity.

Click on the link that reads "More" in the blue bar at the top of the page and then select "Company Profiles" from the dropdown menu. Browse to the Datamonitor report for your company, or enter its name in the search box.

Corporate Structure / Affiliations

In the "Get Company Info" box, enter your company's name (good choice), or its ticker symbol (best choice). When you get to the "snapshot" for your company, click on "Company Hierarchy" in the left-hand navigation bar. There you will see a breakdown of the structure of the company, including all subsidiaries, joint ventures, etc. Click on a member of the hierarchy to link to its own profile.